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The Defence of the Faith. Crusading on the Frontiers of Latin Christendom in the Late Middle Ages
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SYSNO ASEP 0585155 Document Type M - Monograph Chapter R&D Document Type Monograph Chapter Title Legitimising the Hussite Wars. Anti-Heretical Crusading in the Fifteenth Century Author(s) Soukup, Pavel (FLU-F) RID, ORCID, SAI Source Title The Defence of the Faith. Crusading on the Frontiers of Latin Christendom in the Late Middle Ages. - Turnhout : Brepols, 2024 / Srodecki P. ; Kersken N. - ISBN 978-2-503-58882-7 Pages s. 361-375 Number of pages 15 s. Number of pages 362 Publication form Print - P Language eng - English Country BE - Belgium Keywords crusades ; heresy ; Hussitism ; Holy War Subject RIV AB - History OECD category History (history of science and technology to be 6.3, history of specific sciences to be under the respective headings) R&D Projects GX19-28415X GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) Institutional support FLU-F - RVO:67985955 DOI 10.1484/M.OUTREMER-EB.5.136544 Annotation The need to legitimise the anti-Hussite crusade arose in two major areas. One was religious and moral, regarding whether it was admissible to fight physically against erring Christians: the other was diplomatic, regarding the justification of the crusade as the most appropriate option for dealing with heresy. Doubts about killing humans were relatively easy to overcome by reference to the danger posed by the Hussites to Christian society. Most justifications of the crusade were produced in response to politically motivated disinterest. The stable set of arguments included the binding condemnations of Hussitism, the necessary prophylaxis against its spread, and the urgent need to protect the Church and society from the attacks of the heretics. In political manoeuvring, the traditional, somewhat rigid crusader argumentation had a flexible application: since the war for the faith provided legitimacy, it was claimed by various political players as their own exclusive duty and vocation. This duty became overwhelming when more theatres of holy war opened, and the choice of battlefield required justification. The question regarding the admissibility of war on Christians reappeared in a new context-rather than debating the war as such, its drain on the fight against the infidels was emphasised. Workplace Institute of Philosophy Contact Chlumská Simona, chlumska@flu.cas.cz ; Tichá Zuzana, asep@flu.cas.cz Tel: 221 183 360 Year of Publishing 2025 Electronic address https://doi.org/10.1484/M.OUTREMER-EB.5.136544
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